First, he played an integral role in the Eagles' first Super Bowl title in franchise history. Exactly one week later, he was named the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts.

"It all happened kind of fast," Reich said during a conference call with Philadelphia media on Wednesday. "Enjoyed the celebration after [the Super Bowl], came back Monday, and then really, I think I got the call Tuesday night from [Colts general manager] Chris Ballard ... and was excited to come in and interview and see what happened."

Reich was offered the Colts gig after New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels backed out of an agreement with Indianapolis. The Colts' backup plan was to replace McDaniels with Reich, making him the last head coaching hire of the offseason.

Reich was forced to move quickly once he received his new position in Indianapolis: he compiled a staff and incorporated his system from the ground up.

The Colts were 4-12 last season without franchise quarterback Andrew Luck. The Stanford alum is back in action this season, much to the joy of Reich, a former NFL quarterback himself. Thus far, the results have been mostly positive.

In Week 3, Reich will face his toughest test as a head coach. Both the Eagles and Colts are 1-1, but Reich's old team has a Wild Card: quarterback Carson Wentz, returning to the lineup on Sunday for the first time since December knee surgery.

"It's exciting to come back to Philly," Reich said. "I know the environment is going to be electric, just how things are there, certainly with Carson coming back. So I'm looking forward to that, it'll be a good challenge for our team and then personally, obviously, it was a special experience there for two years. Really, this is the kind of situation where you've got to have the maturity to say this is unique and special in some ways. And then at the same time, it's just the next opponent, it's just the next game."

Reich, a first-year head coach, is still learning how to lead his new team. During the offseason, he reached out to his former boss, Eagles coach Doug Pederson, to gain some perspective on his new post.

"I actually kept in touch with [Pederson] quite a bit, just kind of firming up a lot of everything," Reich said. "Just administrative, scheduling things, details. I remember when Doug first got [to Philadelphia], him telling me it seemed a large part of his time spent was on scheduling and stuff like that, especially his first year or so. It just made a lot of sense for me to pick his brain and he was gracious enough to help me."

Pederson's coaching approach has rubbed off on his former offensive coordinator. Former Eagles linebacker Najee Goode joined Reich in Indianapolis this offseason as a free agent. The veteran player has noticed coaching parallels between Pederson and Reich.

"From the way that they act just being around each other for so long ... they have the same mannerisms in how they want to play," Goode said during Wednesday's conference call. The two coaches are similar with "how aggressive they are," he added.